Johan Gerard van Hessen was a son of Riko van Hessen and Francina Jantina van Eijsden. He married in Amsterdam on 30 December 1936 to Helena Elisabeth Goudeket, from whom he divorced on 2 April 1940. Johan married again in Amsterdam on 2 April 1942 to Sophia Maria Richardine Henriette Heuckenroth. From this 2nd marriage a son was born, who - his mother too - survived the Holocaust.
City archive of Amsterdam archive card of Francina Jantina van Eijsden and archive card of Johan Gerard van Hessen.
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